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JAMES A. JAYNE

The Cortland Democrat, Friday, February
16, 1894.

JAMES. A. JAYNE,

the
nominee for Supervisor on the democratic ticket has made of himself what he is.
Reared on a farm with limited advantages he saw the necessity for a better
education. Accordingly when he became of age he entered the Normal school of
Cortland andafter three
and one-half years, earning sufficient money during vacations to carry him on,
he graduated and received his diploma for completing the highest course in the
school. He then entered the employ of Duell & Benedict. For a little
less than a year he studied law with them and acted as their clerk. While thus
employed he took the examination before the Regent and received his law
students certificate.

For some unknown reason Mr. Jayne then
became a merchant. It is unnecessary to speak of him as such. The people of
Cortland know him as an honorable dealer—in boots and shoes and of his success
during the past nine years in the store which he now occupies. He has proven
himself an upright citizen and stands in the front rank among our merchants.

Mr. Jayne has never asked for or sought an
office. The nomination of Supervisor came to him unsolicited and unexpected.
Having been an independent in politics and feeling that it is the man that administers the affairs
pertaining to an office he finally accepted the nomination. Being ever alert
and true to the best interests of the people, unfettered by political wire pullers,
on account of his independence of spirit he will make a most capable officer. Being
a man in the prime of life and having a future, he will be ambitious to perform
the duties of the office in a manner satisfactory to himself and the people.

He should be elected. If the people do their
duty he will be elected.

USS Kearsarge (1861)

THE LOSS
OF THE KEARSARGE.

The Last
Cruise of the Gallant Old Warship—She Is Breaking Up Fast.

New York, Feb. 9.—A special from Colon gives
the following particulars regarding the loss of the United States warship
Kearsarge.

The Kearsarge was wrecked on Roncador reef
at 7 o'clock last Friday evening, February 2d. The Kearsarge was under both
sail and steam at the time and was going about ten knots an hour when she
struck. A heavy sea was running and as the character of the cays was well known
to the Kearsarge officials, it was evident that safety lay in forcing her as
far up on the cay as was possible before she began breaking up. Accordingly she
was at once lightened by heaving her guns overboard. One of the first to go was
her splendid old 11 inch after-pivot, the gun that did such terrible execution
on the Alabama in their famous fight in 1864.

Next her masts were cut away, not only to
lighten her, but also to provide material for constructing rafts. It would have
been madness to attempt to make a landing in such a sea in the intense darkness
of a tropical night, and, therefore there was nothing to be done but to wait
until morning. A terrible night was passed, the waves pounding heavily over the
stern and weather side as she swung more and more broadside on.

On Saturday morning, February 3,a line was got ashore and
all hands were finally landed safe on the cay. Owing to the manner in which the
waves had swept the decks and filled the holds, only a little fresh water and a
small quantity of provisions could be saved. Three boats were got ashore, but
little injured. As there is almost no water on the reef and about two hundred
were encamped there with a trifling supply, one of the boats was immediately
put in order to go to Old Providence for relief.

Lieutenant F. R. Brainard, and Naval Cadet
T. L. Stitt, with a picked crew of volunteers, left the cay. On reaching Old
Providence and finding there nothing capable of taking off the shipwrecked crew
they came on to Colon for assistance. When they left Roncador cay the Kearsarge
was breaking up fast.

CREW OF
THE KEARSARGE SAFE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. — Worry and anxiety
over the shipwrecked men of the Kearsarge ended this morning. All day yesterday
Secretary Herbert waited for the dispatch that would tell the fate of Admiral
Stanton and his officers and crew, but no message came.

At 10:45 o'clock this morning the venerable
messenger who sits outside the door of Secretary Herbert answered a call on Mr.
Herbert's private telephone, and was told by the person at the other end that
he had an important message for the Secretary of the Navy. Mr. Herbert's
private secretary answered the call with alacrity, and this is the welcome
message that came:

"This is the office of the Panama
Railroad company in New York. We have just received a cablegram from Colon
stating that the City of Para has arrived there with the officers and crew of
the Kearsarge all safe and well."

A few minutes after 11 o'clock, Secretary
Herbert received a dispatch from Admiral Stanton confirming the news sent by
the Panama Railroad company. It was very brief, and read as follows:

"Colon, Feb. 12—Arrived. Shall we sail
for New York on City of Para on 14th? Stanton."

Secretary Herbert sent the following reply
to Admiral Stanton's message: "Congratulations. Proceed with crew to New
York by Para."

A
Successful Operation.

Last week Thursday. Miss Pearl Coventry of
Homer, aged 14 years, went to the dental college in Buffalo, where Dr. Parmiter
of that institution performed an operation on her left jaw.

About one year ago she was afflicted with an
ulcerated tooth and in September last Dr. C. E. Ingalls, of this place,
extracted the diseased tooth. The tooth had been diseased so long, that the
inner portion of the jaw bone had become dead, and was very painful. An
incision was made on the outer and under side of the jaw, the diseased portion
taken out, and now the little girl's jaw will soon be well. Dr. Ingalls
accompanied the patient to Buffalo, and attended her through the operation. He
says she is entitled to a great deal of credit, for the extreme fortitude with
which she bore it all.

PAGE
FOUR—EDITORIALS.

◘
Mr. A. Burton Frazier, the Democratic nominee
for Overseer of the Poor, is not an office-seeker, neither is he a
"ringer," nor does he belong to a faction, but he is one of
Cortland's best business men, and would make a highly satisfactory official.

◘Mr. Edward Dowd, the Democratic nominee for
Collector, is a young man of good habits, intelligent and honest. He is well
qualified to perform the duties of the office of Collector, and would make one
of the best officials the town has ever had. Why not elect him?

◘The Democratic vote of this town should be
out in full on Tuesday next. There never was a better ticket nominated than the
one now in the field, and if it is defeated, stay-at-home Democrats will be
held responsible for the loss. Let every Democrat do his duty next Tuesday.

◘The Peck's were on top last Saturday. Nearly
all the candidates they had placed on their slate were nominated, and the other
fellows are out in the cold. Will they choose to stay out and freeze or will
they kick? The only way to secure recognition on the Republican ticket is to
kick and kick hard.

◘The Republican candidate [R. Bruce Smith]
for Supervisor of this town is a good man, but the old adage says: "Old
men for counsel and young men for war." Wouldn't it be wise under the
present circumstances to elect the active, young and able James A. Jayne for supervisor and preserve
the Republican candidate for counsel?

◘Mr. George E. Ingraham, the Democratic nominee
for Justice of the Peace, is the wide awake agent of the American Express
company in this place. He is an excellent business man, and would do honor to
the office for which he is nominated. By all means give "Ed" a
complimentary vote and better still, elect him to the office of Justice of the
Peace.

◘
How the Republicans do love the old soldier:
The Republican town convention was held in this place last week, and an old
soldier from McGrawville asked for the nomination for collector. Did they give
it to him? No. They gave it to an able-bodied wire worker, who is also a ward
statesman and had not yet been born when the old soldier was fighting the battles
of his country.

◘It does seem a little queer that the Republicans
cannot hold a convention in this town that isn't tainted with fraud. The one
held last week in this place proved no exception to the general rule. In
balloting for candidates an excess of ballots was the rule instead of the
exception. Several of the ballots taken were declared void for this reason. The
physical energies of some of the regular delegates need correcting or abating
altogether.

◘
Mr. George J. Miller was nominated for
Commissioner of Highways by the Democrats of this town, for the reason that he
is qualified to fill the position. This position needs a man that understands
road-making; one that can take hold and demonstrate practical ideas, and impart
his knowledge to others. When you find a man that possesses all these qualifications,
he is the person for whom you should vote. Mr. Miller will not be found wanting
in ability to meet these requirements, and if elected will prove himself to be
the right man in the right place.

◘
The Grand Army men of this town must feel
highly elated (?) over the "turning down" of one of their comrades at
the recent Republican town convention. Jerome F. Wheeler was a candidate for
the nomination of Overseer of the Poor, and according to the preaching of the
Republican party, he should have received its unanimous support for this
office. The "ringers' ruled otherwise, Mr. Wheeler was turned down, and
the Republican party, in its attitude toward the Grand Army "boys,"
has again been shown up in its true light.

◘
After Mr. Edwin Duffey had been nominated
for Justice of the Peace by the Democrats of this town, he informed the town
committee that he could not accept the nomination, for the reason that he
expected to locate out of town in the near future. This being the case, the committee
were obliged to put some one [sic] in his place, and they were extremely fortunate
in gaining permission of Mr. George E.
Ingraham, and he has been placed in nomination for the office of Justice of the
Peace. Mr. Ingraham is a hustler, and should he be elected, would make an
excellent official.

◘
The voters in the eastern part of the town
were snubbed in the Republican nominating convention last week and their
candidate for collector was turned down. The McGrawville district is a Republican
stronghold, and it can always be depended upon to turn in a handsome Republican
majority at a general election. They do not give complimentary votes to any
one, but always stand by the Republican ticket. Last week they asked to have a
man from their district nominated for Collector, but the "bosses" up
this way said no, with a vengeance. This is the sort of thanks they get
for being loyal to the party, and this is all they will get as long as the
present management have anything to say.

Washington
Letter.

(From Our Regular Correspondent.)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 1894.—Senator Morgan, of Alabama, who is chairman
of the Senate committee on Foreign Relations, was at the time the annexation treaty
was negotiated with the Representatives of the provisional government of Hawaii,
strongly in favor of annexation. For that reason it has been feared that he
might not agree with his democratic colleagues—Senators Gray and Butler—on
the subcommittee which has been making the investigation, as to the nature of
the report to be made on the evidence taken by the subcommittee. I have just
learned from a trustworthy source that those fears are entirely groundless, as
the three Senators named are in accord and will all sign the majority report.
The investigation is closed but the report may not be made to the Senate until after
the tariff bill is passed.

The House Naval committee has reported
adversely the resolution asking for an investigation of the granting of speed premiums
to the constructors of naval vessels. The report exonerates our naval officers
and holds up to public scorn, J. Hale Sypher, ex-Congressman and ex-carpetbagger
of Louisiana, and at present a lobbyist and some say—something a shade or two
blacker who, the report says, instigated the charge for his own purpose, which
it broadly intimates was to be bought off by the ship builders.

HERE AND
THERE.

Sixty carloads of ice from Little York lake
have been sold to parties in Corning.

Mr. William D. Riley has sold his fine road
horse to Mr. Mersereau of Binghamton for $500.

An exchange says the patent on mince pies
has been declared null and void, but the nightmare attachment still holds good.

Robert Otto, the furniture dealer, expects
to move his stock of goods into the McFarlan
store on Port Watson-st., about March 1st next.

Articles of incorporation were filed with
the Secretary of State on Tuesday, by the Minthorn Emery Company of Homer.
Capital $150,000.

An old fashioned donation visit will be
given in Woodwards hall, Truxton, Friday evening, February 16, for the benefit
of Rev. W. H. Robertson, pastor of the M. E. church. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.

Cortland County Lodge, of Good Templars will
be held with Marathon Lodge, on Wednesday next, February 21. In the evening,
the Cortland Comedy Club will play, for the benefit of Marathon Lodge, the well
known drama, "The Last Loaf."

The latest swindling scheme is the delivery
of bogus telegrams to farmers. A man drives up with a telegram marked
"collect." It may announce the death of a relative, and of course the
charges and the messenger are paid. He disappears before the swindle is
discovered.

Last week Wednesday afternoon, a little son
of John McCall, who lives on Mt. Topping, went to a spring on the premises for
water. Not returning search was made and he was found in the spring dead. He
was subject to fits and it is supposed that he was attacked with a fit and fell
in.

The tug of-war and relay teams of the C. A.
A. are training every day in preparation for the contest at Elmira, March 1st.
The tug-of-war team is composed of F. H. Monroe, anchor, C. York, Irving
Townsend and Floyd Terpening, with H. J. Risley substitute. The relay team is
composed of John Reagan, Jas. Gaffney, Jas. Burke, Fred Hillagus and G. H.
Dickinson.

Last Thursday evening William Sheridan, who
was carrying a heavy jag dropped into E. Stevens' saloon on No. Main-st. He
undertook to run the place and failed. Garrity's dray hauled him to the lock up
and the next morning when he appeared before Justice Bull he looked as though
he had been fooling with a threshing machine. The Justice thought be had been
pretty badly punished and he was discharged.

FROM
EVERYWHERE.

A LaGrange, Wyoming county man, captured 19
skunks in one week, and sold their pelts for $27.

Several bears have been killed in Delaware
county this winter.

The dates of the Broome-co. Fair for 1894
are Sept. 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th.

The annual death rate of horses in New York
city is 14,000, while about 12,000 go lame.

The great forest of Northern New York covers
an area of 3,588,803 acres. The Adirondack park, or proposed reservation,
includes 2,807,760 acres.

The New York Central railroad has finished a
1,400 foot trough east of Palmyra, to enable the fast trains to take water by
the scooping process.

Richard Gordineer, a mulatto and the last
survivor of slavery in Central New York, died in the Orleans county poorhouse, the
12th ult., in his one hundredth year.

It is understood the project of Charles Sherwood
and D. E. Bingham to establish a knife factory in Camillus will be a success,
and the business started as early in the spring as possible.

"It is a peculiar fact," says the
Buffalo Express, "that for the first time in over a quarter of a century a
barrel of apples is worth more than a barrel of flour. Fair apples now retail
at $5 a barrel, while flour can be had fully $1 cheaper. It is also cheaper to
buy good oranges by the box than apples by the barrel."

Secretary of War Lamont is the hardest man
in Washington to find. The War Department, the White House, and the Secretary's
private residence are all within shooting distance of each other, and yet if a
man whom Col. Dan is not particularly anxious to see starts out to locate the
Secretary, he has a good three days' job before him. If the anxious caller goes
to the department he is told that the Secretary is at his residence; if he goes
to the residence, he is told that the Secretary is at the War Department.
Generally he is at the White House.

A cool-headed farmer says: We let our timber
rot and buy fencing. We throw away grease and ashes and buy soap. We let our
manure go to waste and buy guano. We catch five cent fish with four dollar rods.
We buy a $500 horse, a$100 wagon and a $40 set of harness to do the work on a
one hundred acre farm. Our boys hunt ten cent birds with $40 guns and a $10
dog. We build a school house in our own neighborhood and send our boys and girls
away to be educated. Having done some of these things we sit down hang our harps
on the willows, and utter plaintiff Jeremaids over the hard times.